From Act 1, Scene 5 of George Bizet's Carmen
Love is like a rebellious bird
that everyone has failed to tame.
So you're calling to him in vain
once he knows that you hold his cage.
Nothing works, neither threat nor prayer.
One man flirts, but his friend is silent
It's the silent one I prefer,
he rarely speaks, but he needs no words.
Oh, love~
Oh, love~
Oh, love~
This is love!
Our love is like an infant child
you know that they have never known the law
If you don't love me, I'll love you
But if I love you, then be on your guard!
[Be on your guard!]
If you don't love me,
then I hope you know
I'll still love you!
[She'll still love you!]
But if I love you, if I love you...
Be on your guard!
[Her love is like an infant child
you know that she has never known the law
If you don't love her, she'll love you
But if she loves you, then be on your guard!]
[Be on your guard!]
If you don't love me,
then I hope you know
I'll still love you!
[She'll still love you!]
But if I love you, if I love you...
Be on your guard!
...
The songbird that you thought you'd caught
fluttered its feathers and flew away
Love, you'll find out, is much the same
it frustrates you with its wily pace
All around you, it's swift, so swift,
it comes, it goes, and then returns
When you clutch it at last, it flees!
When you feel free, it holds you fast.
Oh, love~
Oh, love~
Oh, love~
This is love!
Our love is like an infant child
you know that they have never known the law
If you don't love me, I'll love you
But if I love you, then be on your guard!
[Be on your guard!]
If you don't love me,
then I hope you know
I'll still love you!
[She'll still love you!]
But if I love you, if I love you...
Be on your guard!
[Her love is like an infant child
you know that she has never known the law
If you don't love her, she'll love you
But if she loves you, then be on your guard!]
[Be on your guard!]
If you don't love me,
then I hope you know
I'll still love you!
[She'll still love you!]
But if I love you, if I love you...
Be on your guard!
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